Gastropoda 1-26: 1 Cerithium atratum 1a ventral view 1b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 2 Alaba incerta 2a ventral view 2b dorsal view, scale bar 0.25 mm 3 Finella sp. 3a ventral view 3b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 4 Sansonia tuberculata 4a ventral view 4b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 5 Hipponix sp. 5a ventral view 5b dorsal view, scale bar 0.1 mm 6 Iniforis turristhomae 6a ventral view 6b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 7 Metaxia rugulosa 7a ventral view 7b dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm 8 Cerithiopsis sp. 8a ventral view 8b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 9 Cerithiopsis cf. iuxtafuniculata 9a ventral view 9b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 10 Vermetidae incertae sedis irregularis scale bar 1 mm 11 Dendropoma corrodens scale bar 1 mm 12 Vermetid sp. C, ventral view, scale bar 0.25 mm 13 Petaloconchus mcgintyi, ventral view, scale bar 0.25 mm 14 Thylacodes sp. scale bar 1 mm 15 Simulamerelina caribaea 15a ventral view 15b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 16 Schwartziella fischeri 16a ventral view 16b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 17 Zebina sp. 2 17a ventral view 17b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 18 Zebina sp. 2 18a ventral view 18b dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm 19 Truncatella sp. 19a ventral view 19b dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm 20 Caecum circumvolutum, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 21 Caecum donmoorei 21a stage 1, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 21b adult, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 22 Caecum johnsoni, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 23 Caecum pulchellum, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 24 Caecum textile, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 25 Caecum sp. B, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 26 Meioceras nitidum, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm.

Gastropoda 1-26: 1 Cerithium atratum 1a ventral view 1b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 2 Alaba incerta 2a ventral view 2b dorsal view, scale bar 0.25 mm 3 Finella sp. 3a ventral view 3b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 4 Sansonia tuberculata 4a ventral view 4b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 5 Hipponix sp. 5a ventral view 5b dorsal view, scale bar 0.1 mm 6 Iniforis turristhomae 6a ventral view 6b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 7 Metaxia rugulosa 7a ventral view 7b dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm 8 Cerithiopsis sp. 8a ventral view 8b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 9 Cerithiopsis cf. iuxtafuniculata 9a ventral view 9b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 10 Vermetidae incertae sedis irregularis scale bar 1 mm 11 Dendropoma corrodens scale bar 1 mm 12 Vermetid sp. C, ventral view, scale bar 0.25 mm 13 Petaloconchus mcgintyi, ventral view, scale bar 0.25 mm 14 Thylacodes sp. scale bar 1 mm 15 Simulamerelina caribaea 15a ventral view 15b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 16 Schwartziella fischeri 16a ventral view 16b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 17 Zebina sp. 2 17a ventral view 17b dorsal view, scale bar 1 mm 18 Zebina sp. 2 18a ventral view 18b dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm 19 Truncatella sp. 19a ventral view 19b dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm 20 Caecum circumvolutum, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 21 Caecum donmoorei 21a stage 1, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 21b adult, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 22 Caecum johnsoni, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 23 Caecum pulchellum, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 24 Caecum textile, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 25 Caecum sp. B, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm 26 Meioceras nitidum, lateral view, scale bar 0.2 mm.

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Six sediment samples weighing between 224–735 g were collected in June of 2016 from Cayo Nuevo reef, located at the Campeche Bank, southern Gulf of Mexico. Samples were collected by SCUBA diving, from were two stations at depths of 7.6 and 18.2 m. Sediment was sieved and molluscs (adults and micromolluscs ≤ 10 mm) were sorted, examined, and identif...

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... Lepetelloidea Dall, 1882 Family Fissurellidae Fleming, 1822 Genus Diodora Gray, 1821 Diodora minuta (Lamarck, 1822) * (UC) (Fig. 2-17) Diodora listeri (d'Orbigny, 1847) (R) (Fig. 2-18a, b) Family Scissurellidae Gray, 1847 Genus Scissurella d'Orbigny, 1824 Scissurella redferni (Rolán, 1996) (C) (Fig. 2-19a, (Fig. 2-22a, 22b) Cerithium sp. 2 (UC) (Fig. 2-23a, 23b) Cerithium atratum (Borns, 1778) (R) (Fig. 3-1a, (Fig. 3-2a, b) Family Scaliolidae Jousseaume, 1912 Finella sp. (UC) (Fig. 3-3a, 3b) Family Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917 Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 ...
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... Diodora Gray, 1821 Diodora minuta (Lamarck, 1822) * (UC) (Fig. 2-17) Diodora listeri (d'Orbigny, 1847) (R) (Fig. 2-18a, b) Family Scissurellidae Gray, 1847 Genus Scissurella d'Orbigny, 1824 Scissurella redferni (Rolán, 1996) (C) (Fig. 2-19a, (Fig. 2-22a, 22b) Cerithium sp. 2 (UC) (Fig. 2-23a, 23b) Cerithium atratum (Borns, 1778) (R) (Fig. 3-1a, (Fig. 3-2a, b) Family Scaliolidae Jousseaume, 1912 Finella sp. (UC) (Fig. 3-3a, 3b) Family Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917 Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus ...
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... Diodora listeri (d'Orbigny, 1847) (R) (Fig. 2-18a, b) Family Scissurellidae Gray, 1847 Genus Scissurella d'Orbigny, 1824 Scissurella redferni (Rolán, 1996) (C) (Fig. 2-19a, (Fig. 2-22a, 22b) Cerithium sp. 2 (UC) (Fig. 2-23a, 23b) Cerithium atratum (Borns, 1778) (R) (Fig. 3-1a, (Fig. 3-2a, b) Family Scaliolidae Jousseaume, 1912 Finella sp. (UC) (Fig. 3-3a, 3b) Family Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917 Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884 Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) ...
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... (Fig. 2-19a, (Fig. 2-22a, 22b) Cerithium sp. 2 (UC) (Fig. 2-23a, 23b) Cerithium atratum (Borns, 1778) (R) (Fig. 3-1a, (Fig. 3-2a, b) Family Scaliolidae Jousseaume, 1912 Finella sp. (UC) (Fig. 3-3a, 3b) Family Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917 Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884 Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) (Fig. 3-6a, b) Genus Metaxia Monterosato, 1884 Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) (R) (Fig. 3-7a, b) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Genus ...
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... Cerithium atratum (Borns, 1778) (R) (Fig. 3-1a, (Fig. 3-2a, b) Family Scaliolidae Jousseaume, 1912 Finella sp. (UC) (Fig. 3-3a, 3b) Family Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917 Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884 Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) (Fig. 3-6a, b) Genus Metaxia Monterosato, 1884 Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) (R) (Fig. 3-7a, b) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850 Cerithiopsis sp. (R) (Fig. 3-8a, 8b) ...
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... 3-3a, 3b) Family Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917 Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884 Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) (Fig. 3-6a, b) Genus Metaxia Monterosato, 1884 Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) (R) (Fig. 3-7a, b) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850 Cerithiopsis sp. (R) (Fig. 3-8a, 8b) Cerithiopsis cf. iuxtafuniculata Rolán, Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 (R) (Fig. 3-9a, b) Family Vermetidae Rafinesque, ...
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... Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886) (R) (Fig. 3-4a, b) Family Hypponicidae Troschel, 1861 Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884 Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) (Fig. 3-6a, b) Genus Metaxia Monterosato, 1884 Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) (R) (Fig. 3-7a, b) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850 Cerithiopsis sp. (R) (Fig. 3-8a, 8b) Cerithiopsis cf. iuxtafuniculata Rolán, Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 (R) (Fig. 3-9a, b) Family Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815 Vermetidae incertae sedis irregularis d'Orbigny, 1841 (Fig. 3-10) Genus Dendropoma ...
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... Hipponix sp. (C) (Fig. 3-5a, 5b) Family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 Genus Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884 Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) (Fig. 3-6a, b) Genus Metaxia Monterosato, 1884 Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) (R) (Fig. 3-7a, b) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850 Cerithiopsis sp. (R) (Fig. 3-8a, 8b) Cerithiopsis cf. iuxtafuniculata Rolán, Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 (R) (Fig. 3-9a, b) Family Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815 Vermetidae incertae sedis irregularis d'Orbigny, 1841 (Fig. 3-10) Genus Dendropoma Mörch, 1861 Dendropoma corrodens (d'Orbigny, 1841) (R) (Fig. 3-11) Vermetid sp. C Redfern 2013 (A) (Fig. 3-12) Genus ...
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... Iniforis turristhomae (Holten, 1802) (UC) (Fig. 3-6a, b) Genus Metaxia Monterosato, 1884 Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) (R) (Fig. 3-7a, b) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850 Cerithiopsis sp. (R) (Fig. 3-8a, 8b) Cerithiopsis cf. iuxtafuniculata Rolán, Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 (R) (Fig. 3-9a, b) Family Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815 Vermetidae incertae sedis irregularis d'Orbigny, 1841 (Fig. 3-10) Genus Dendropoma Mörch, 1861 Dendropoma corrodens (d'Orbigny, 1841) (R) (Fig. 3-11) Vermetid sp. C Redfern 2013 (A) (Fig. 3-12) Genus Petaloconchus Lea, 1843 Petaloconchus mcgintyi (Olsson & Harbison, 1953) * (C) (Fig. 3-13) Genus ...
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... 1842) (UC) (Fig. 3-15a, b (Fig. 3-16a, b) Genus Zebina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Zebina sp. 1 (A) (Fig. 3-17a, 17b) Zebina sp. 2 (C) (Fig. 3-18a, 18b) Family Truncatellidae Gray, 1840 Genus Truncatella Risso, 1826 Truncatella sp. (R) (Fig. 4-19a, 19b) Family Caecidae Gray, 1850 Genus Caecum Fleming, 1813 Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867 (C) (Fig. 3-20) Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979 (C) (Fig. 3-21a, b) Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (A) (Fig. 3-22) Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 (C) (Fig. 3-23) Caecum textile de Folin, 1867 (UC) (Fig. 3-24) Caecum sp. B sensu Redfern 2013 (C) (Fig. 3-25) Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1859 Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) (UC) (Fig. 3-26 ...
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... Truncatellidae Gray, 1840 Genus Truncatella Risso, 1826 Truncatella sp. (R) (Fig. 4-19a, 19b) Family Caecidae Gray, 1850 Genus Caecum Fleming, 1813 Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867 (C) (Fig. 3-20) Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979 (C) (Fig. 3-21a, b) Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (A) (Fig. 3-22) Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 (C) (Fig. 3-23) Caecum textile de Folin, 1867 (UC) (Fig. 3-24) Caecum sp. B sensu Redfern 2013 (C) (Fig. 3-25) Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1859 Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) (UC) (Fig. 3-26 (Fig. 4-1a, b) Genus Vitrinella C. B. Adams, 1850 Vitrinella sp. (A) (Fig. 4-2a, b) Family Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865 Genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 Gibberula ...
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... Risso, 1826 Truncatella sp. (R) (Fig. 4-19a, 19b) Family Caecidae Gray, 1850 Genus Caecum Fleming, 1813 Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867 (C) (Fig. 3-20) Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979 (C) (Fig. 3-21a, b) Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (A) (Fig. 3-22) Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 (C) (Fig. 3-23) Caecum textile de Folin, 1867 (UC) (Fig. 3-24) Caecum sp. B sensu Redfern 2013 (C) (Fig. 3-25) Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1859 Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) (UC) (Fig. 3-26 (Fig. 4-1a, b) Genus Vitrinella C. B. Adams, 1850 Vitrinella sp. (A) (Fig. 4-2a, b) Family Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865 Genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 Gibberula lavalleeana (d'Orbigny, 1824) (UC) (Fig. 4-3a, ...
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... 19b) Family Caecidae Gray, 1850 Genus Caecum Fleming, 1813 Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867 (C) (Fig. 3-20) Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979 (C) (Fig. 3-21a, b) Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (A) (Fig. 3-22) Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 (C) (Fig. 3-23) Caecum textile de Folin, 1867 (UC) (Fig. 3-24) Caecum sp. B sensu Redfern 2013 (C) (Fig. 3-25) Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1859 Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) (UC) (Fig. 3-26 (Fig. 4-1a, b) Genus Vitrinella C. B. Adams, 1850 Vitrinella sp. (A) (Fig. 4-2a, b) Family Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865 Genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 Gibberula lavalleeana (d'Orbigny, 1824) (UC) (Fig. 4-3a, b) Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828 Genus ...
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... 1867 (C) (Fig. 3-20) Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979 (C) (Fig. 3-21a, b) Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (A) (Fig. 3-22) Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 (C) (Fig. 3-23) Caecum textile de Folin, 1867 (UC) (Fig. 3-24) Caecum sp. B sensu Redfern 2013 (C) (Fig. 3-25) Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1859 Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) (UC) (Fig. 3-26 (Fig. 4-1a, b) Genus Vitrinella C. B. Adams, 1850 Vitrinella sp. (A) (Fig. 4-2a, b) Family Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865 Genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 Gibberula lavalleeana (d'Orbigny, 1824) (UC) (Fig. 4-3a, b) Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828 Genus Volvarina Hinds, 1844 Volvarina sp. 1 (UC) (Fig. 4-4a, 4b) Volvarina sp. 2 (R) (Fig. ...
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... 1867 (UC) (Fig. 3-24) Caecum sp. B sensu Redfern 2013 (C) (Fig. 3-25) Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1859 Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) (UC) (Fig. 3-26 (Fig. 4-1a, b) Genus Vitrinella C. B. Adams, 1850 Vitrinella sp. (A) (Fig. 4-2a, b) Family Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865 Genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 Gibberula lavalleeana (d'Orbigny, 1824) (UC) (Fig. 4-3a, b) Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828 Genus Volvarina Hinds, 1844 Volvarina sp. 1 (UC) (Fig. 4-4a, 4b) Volvarina sp. 2 (R) (Fig. 4-5a, 5b) Family Columbellidae Swainson, 1840 Columbellidae sp. 1 (UC) (Fig. 4-6a, b) Columbellidae sp. 2 (R) (Fig. 4-7a, (Fig. 4-9a, b (Fig. 4-10a, b) Family "Turridae" H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853(1838 Turridae ...

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